International Conference on Aquaculture & Fisheries July 20-22, 2015 Brisbane, Australia

Chaoshu Zeng is an Associate Professor at the College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University (JCU), Australia. He obtained both his BSc and MSc in Marine biology from Xiamen University, China and his PhD from the University of Wales, Bangor, UK. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Kyoto University and at Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Nagasaki, Japan.To date, he has published more than90 publications, of which 83 are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is on the editorial boards of several international journals and has been invited to review grant applications for a number of international funding agencies. He is currently also appointed as a visiting chair professor at Xiamen University, China and as an adjunct professor at Shanghai Ocean University, China.

Dr. Chaoshu Zeng research interests include development of culture techniques for commercially important crustaceans and marine ornamentals; ecophysiology and behaviour of crustacean larvae and juveniles; toxicology of effluent water to aquatic animals; crustacean nutrition and formulated feed development; as well as copepod biology and culture. He currently leads two research teams, focusing on development of aquaculture techniques for tropical crustaceans and captive breeding of marine ornamentals,respectively, at JCU.

Katherine Hawes is the founder of Aquarius Lawyers and Aquarius Education. With over 20 years' proven legal and business experience, she’s expertise lies in advising and representing organizations and businesses on issues pertaining to the marine environment. This includes aquaculture, marine and fisheries law, maritime security and marine resources management. She also has extensive litigation and dispute resolution experience and is experienced in assisting businesses establish themselves with the Asia-Pacific environment. She is currently the legal counsel for the Association of International seafood professionals and is a director of the World Aquaculture Society. She has appeared before the Full Court of the High Court and is often asked to be a guest lecture at Australian universities on topics such as International Fisheries Law and Tourism Law. Due to her vast experience in legal issues which affect the marine environment, She is regularly asked to speak at large international events. She is also a director of Aquaculture without Frontiers ( Australia). In addition to her vast experience of Marine environment,

She is also an accomplished lecturer and trainer and founded her own training company, Aquarius Education, which offers a wide range of education programs

Kirsten Heimann is the director of the North Queensland Algal Identification/Culturing Facility at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia and initiated and built the AMCRC microalgal carbon capture and leads the methane bioremediation project at JCU. The biomass is used for commercial algal co-products. She received competitive research funding of more than $16 million. She has published extensively in high ranking journals including Nature.Her research has won many awards, the NQ Corporate Business Women Award 2011 being the latest.

Kirsten Heimann current research interests are Industrial-scale innovative cultivation and biofilter designs. Biochemical profiling of microalgae, fungi and microbes for renewable bio-products including novel aquaculture feeds and bio-fertiliser applications. Establishment of novel tropical microalgal, methanotroph and methylotroph

Lindsey White completed PhD at the University of Auckland in 2001. He was then awarded a three-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and in 2004. He took up a position as Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Science at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).He was appointed Head of the School of Interprofessional Health Studies at AUT in 2010 and in 2014 gave this up to take up a position as Associate Dean – International and Enterprise in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences. His role as Associate Dean is to extend the Faculty’s relationships with international universities as well as commercial and non-commercial organisations and to optimise the return from its efforts and investment.He continue to teach, supervise and research within the Institute for Applied Ecology New Zealand, which sits in the School of Applied Sciences here at AUT.

Lindsey White main research interest has always been seaweeds. Much of research has focused on seaweed utilisation, both by humans and by marine herbivores. His currently have several projects on the use of Undaria pinnatifida (an invasive seaweed) in New Zealand from both the wild harvest and aquaculture angles. More recently he moved into the fisheries space, and have several projects which are aiming to sustainably enhance the fisheries of both New Zealand surf clams and geoduc. One of AUT’s strategic goals is to increase industry participation in research and in our group he had been very successful in this regard, in fact last year they picked up a national award for research commercialization with Cloudy Bay Clams Ltd. Humans need to access marine resources for a variety of reasons – their job as applied ecologists is to ensure that this is carried out in a sustainable way.

Carl Schreck graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1966 with an A.B. in Zoology. Following a year’s study at Humboldt State University he attended Colorado State University where he received his M.S. in 1969 in Fisheries Science and his Ph.D. in 1972 in Physiology and Biophysics and Fisheries Science. After receipt of his Ph.D. he was an Assistant Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1975 he became the Assistant Leader of the Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. Two years later he became the Leader of that Unit and still serves in that capacity for the Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey where he is a Senior Scientist. He is also a Full Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at OSU. His research has been on a variety of species including lamprey, sturgeon and a variety of teleosts, particularly salmonids. He applies environmental physiology and behavior to address environmentally relevant questions. Three terms as President of the International Federation of Fish Endocrinologists. He has served on the editorial boards of The Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Copeia, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, General and Comparative Endocrinology, and Aquaculture, and as Editor for “The Environment” for the journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. He has also served as a Visiting Full Professor at the University of Jos, Nigeria. He served on the Governor’s Coastal Salmon Science Team to develop recovery plans for at risk salmon and trout for the federal listing process. He is now serving his third four year term as a member of the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team for the State of Oregon, being appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House and President of the Senate. He has been elected Co-Chair of the IMST for the last six years. The IMST serves to provide scientific oversight of issues related to salmonid recovery measures and restoration of watershed health

Carl Schreck research interests focused on Fish culture and reestablishing depleted populations of endangered fishes

Brain C. Small received his Ph.D.from the University of Maryland, USA and has spent the past two decades researchingphysiological and genetic mechanisms regulating fish production efficiency and management. During his career, he has held positions of Lead Scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Catfish Genetics Research Unit, Interim Center Director of the USDA National Cool and Coldwater Aquaculture Center, and Acting Associate Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Southern Illinois University (SIU). In his current faculty position at SIU, his research areas are interdisciplinary, and include fish physiology, endocrinology and nutrition as they relate to management in both culture and natural environments. He is recognized nationally and internationally. Hehas received several awards, including the "Distinguished Early Career Award in U.S. Aquaculture" from the United States Aquaculture Society.He currently has ongoing research and teaching collaborations in South America and China. He has authored over 80 publications, and has served on the editorial boards for Aquaculture, Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry and the North American Journal of Aquaculture.He is an active member of the World Aquaculture Society and the American Fisheries Society.

Brain C. Small research areas are interdisciplinary, and include fish physiology, endocrinology and nutrition as they relate to management in both culture and natural environments.

Albert Tacon is Technical Director of Aquatic Farms Ltd. and works as an independent consultant specializing in aquatic feeds and nutrition. He has over 35 years of professional experience in aquatic feeds and nutrition, including 14 years with the FAO, with over 225 scientific publications and one patent. He currently serves on the editorial board of several international journals and as scientific advisor to several international organizations and private companies.

Albert Tacon is specialized in aquatic feeds and nutrition

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David Vander Zwaag holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law and Governance at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He teaches international environmental law and is the past Co-director of Dalhousie's interdisciplinary Marine Affairs Program (1986-1991) and the past Director of the Marine & Environmental Law Institute.He is currently a member of the IUCN’s World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) and Co-chair of the WCEL’s Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts & Coral Reefs. He is a Co-founder of the Australian-Canadian Oceans Research Network (ACORN) and has had extensive research and lecturing experience in South and Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and the Caribbean. He is an elected member of the International Council of Environmental Law.He has authored over 150 papers in the marine and environmental law field. His most recent book publications include: Polar Oceans Governance in an Era of Environmental Change (edited with Tim Stephens) (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar 2014); Recasting Transboundary Fisheries Management Arrangements in Light of Sustainability Principles: Canadian and International Perspectives (edited with D.A. Russell) (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff 2010); Towards Principled Oceans Governance: Australian and Canadian Approaches and Challenges (edited with D.R. Rothwell) (London: Routledge Press, 2006); and Aquaculture Law and Policy: Towards Principled Access and Operations (edited with Gloria Chao) (London: Routledge Press, 2006).

Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts & Coral Reefs

Patrick TK Woo has been a faculty member at the University of Guelph (UoG), Canada since 1974. He was Director, Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology, and in 2005 the UoG Senate elected him University Professor Emeritus. Prior to his academic appointment at UoG he was MRC Postdoctoral Fellow and Ballard Fellow, UoG; FAO Andre Mayer Research Fellow, East African Trypanosomiasis Research Organization, and Serengeti Research Instituteand IDRC Consultant/Scientist, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research His other appointments/awards (1985-2014) include as NUS Visiting Research Professor, National University of Singapore, and as short-term Visiting Professor/Scholar/Research Fellow/Scientist at 18 other Universities/Institutes in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. He was Plenary/Keynote/Symposium speaker at 46 conferences, presented >50 public lectures/seminars at universities, recipient of ‘The Robert Wardle Award’, and elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He was/is editor-in-chief, executive editor, associate editor, specialty editor of 4 scientific journals; editor of 10 books; currently member of 4 editorial boards; has published 198 peer-reviewed papers in journals, 19 review articles and 55 abstracts in conference proceedings, and 15 book chapters. He founded the ‘Roy C Anderson Memorial Lecture in Parasitology’ in 2001 and has been organising it since its inception.

Trypanosomiasis Research

Heather Manuel joined the senior management team of the Marine Institute in 2005 as the Director of the Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD). She holds Masters’ Degrees in Food Science and Business Administration, and she is currently pursuing her doctorate in environmental science through Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has more than 20 years experience working with the food, seafood, aquaculture and marine bio-industries in areas of applied research, quality assurance, food safety, biosecurity, waste management and waste utilization.During the period spanning 2011-2014 she successfully rebranded, restructured and expanded the Centre’s marine bio-processing capabilities through the addition of a new research lab and establishment of a research scientist, marine biotechnologist and lab technician staff positions. She is currently laying the ground work to establish a graduate student research program in marine bio-processing. In 2012 She was elected to the board of directors of the International Association of Fish Inspectors and co-organized the 2013 World Seafood Congress which attracted nearly 400 international delegates and 130 speakers from 35 countries. She is also a board member of the Pan American Marine Biotechnology Association and an editorial board member of the Journal of Ocean Technology.

Heather Manuel areas are of applied research, quality assurance, food safety, biosecurity, waste management and waste utilization.

Werner Kloas has completed his PhD in 1990and, after a postdoctoral stay in France, his habilitation in 1995 at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He is since 1999 head of the department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and he is also since 2002 distinguished professor of Endocrinology at the Humboldt University, Berlin.

Werner Kloas research interests are Aquaponic Systems

Prathapachandra Shetty is an Executive Director of Emirates Star Fisheries, Dubai, UAE, with fisheries operations in the Coastal Arabian Sea, experienced Senior Fisheries Management Executive with strong acumen of sustainable development of fisheries industry, Quality control and Food safety. Over 29 years of extensive experience in seafood industry, shrimp farming and fishing. Currently is involved in Shrimp Farm Project Management, specialized in site selection, feasibility study, project preparation and implementation, on turnkey basis. He is a Certifier of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), (Previously known as Aquaculture Certification Council (ACC) USA), to certify Seafood Industries and Shrimp Farms, in the region of Asia & Middle East, (2004-2013). He is also evaluator of feasibility studies, of Shrimp Farm Projects in the Middle East & North Africa Region, for AAAID (Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment & Development). Many feasibility studies were prepared, for Aquaculture shrimp farm projects in Middle East, for project financing, to the international organizations like World Bank and Islamic Development Bank. In Dubai boat building yard, he designed and built, advanced Tuna longliners, for the first time in the Middle East region, after intensive observation of traditional fishing patterns in the Coastal Arabian Sea. He worked in the Middle East Region for more than 20 years, out of 29 years of fisheries professional experience.

Prathapachandra Sheety interests & trainings mainly focused on shrimp farming, fishing & Sea food certification

JIANG Shann-Tzong earned his Master Degree from Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan, and PhD from University of Rhode Island, USA. He is an acknowledged world authority on both Seafood Science and Food Biotechnology, especially in seafood processing, food biotechnology, marine biochemistry, and application of biotechnology in food processing. He is noted for his research and publication in the field. He has also had extensive experience and brilliant achievement in the field of fish handling and processing works. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science & Technology, and National Endowed Chair Professor of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, currently working at the Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, and at Providence Universityas Senior Vice President. Both Universities are highly respected as a research and teaching Institute in this field. He is also awarded as Distinguished Professor of Aquatic Animal Biotechnology at National Taiwan Ocean University, concurrently consulting to many fishery firms both in Taiwan and abroad engaged in fish processing technology and food biotechnology. He is, in addition, prolific of publications through his profound knowledge and deep research in such field of science.

Shann-Tzong Jiang engaged in fish processing technology and food biotechnology

Liao I Chiu is chair professor of the National Taiwan Ocean University and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. He obtained his MSc and PhD at the University of Tokyo. He returned to Taiwan in 1968 as a research fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation. He then served as director of Tungkang Marine Laboratory (1969-87), director general of Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute (1987-02) and chairman of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan (2005-08). His honors include: Outstanding Research Awards, National Science Council, Taiwan (1986-95); Academic Award, Ministry of Education, Taiwan (1987); Achievement Award in Science and Engineering, Taiwan American Foundation, USA (1989); and Presidential Science Prize, Taiwan (2009);Lifetime Achievement Award Global Aquaculture Alliance, USA(2012); Recently he received the Japanese award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. He is an honorary life member of the Asian Fisheries Society and the World Aquaculture Society and the Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences and academician of Academia Sinica."

I Chiu Liao special field is Aquaculture; fish physiology; fish breeding; stock enhancement and fishery policies.

Alejandro Buschmann Professor at the Universidad de Los Lagos, obtaining its Ph.D. at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. With over 80 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and book chapters, in aspects of coastal ecology focusing on the role on integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA). Due to the scientific achievements, in 2006 was eligible as corresponded member of the Chilean Academy of Science and as Board Member of the International Seaweed Association (ISAC). Also he was recognized by the International Foundation for Science (IFS) with The “Silver Jubillee Award” for its scientific achievements on seaweed aquaculture. He has been part of editorial committees of relevant scientific journals in his discipline. At the present is a researcher at “i-mar Research Center” and has been Director of Research and Graduate School at the Universidad de Los Lagos. In addition he has been designated in different scientific panels of the Chilean Science Agency (CONICYT) as well as in national commissions for graduate program quality certification. As a scientific consultant, he has been able to support seaweed culture developments with the industry and the promotion of the use sustainable environmental technologies for aquaculture with different world stakeholders.

Alejandro Buschmann research intrest are seaweed ecology and cultivation

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N Basavaraja, after getting a master’s degree (MFSc) in 1984, he worked at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and in 1991 he obtained another master’s degree (MSc) in Aquaculture from University of Stirling, UK., returned and continued his teaching and research work. He received his Ph.D. from Mangalore University for his Studies on the cryopreservation of spermatozoa from mahseer (Tor khudree). He teaches students at graduate, post-graduate and doctoral level at Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University. Apart from teaching he conducts research on Fish Breeding, endocrinology, genetics and conservation. He has more than 100 publications and supervised a dozen master’s and four doctoral degree students on aspects related to fish breeding, endocrinology and genetics. He successfully operated eight research projects funded by national and international agencies. He has received several awards and visited several countries, including UK, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, etc. His significant research accomplishments are : Development of technology for the management of captive brood-stock, breeding, hatching and larval rearing of the Deccan mahseer (Tor khudree), the Cauvery carp, Puntius carnaticus and butter catfish, Ompokbimaculatus; a simple and practical protocol for the cryopreservation of Tor khudree spermatozoa; production of monosexprogenies of the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromismossambicus) and guppy; production of 100% sterile common carp (Cyprinuscarpio) and Indian major carp breeding with a combination of buserelin and domperidone. Hewas member of the Consulstative Group of FAO Expert Workshop on `Freshwater Seed as Global Resource for Aquaculture` held at Wuxi, China.

N Basavaraja significant research accomplishments are : Development of technology for the management of captive brood-stock, breeding, hatching and larval rearing of the Deccan mahseer (Tor khudree), the Cauvery carp, Puntius carnaticus and butter catfish, Ompokbimaculatus; a simple and practical protocol for the cryopreservation of Tor khudree spermatozoa; production of monosexprogenies of the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromismossambicus) and guppy; production of 100% sterile common carp (Cyprinuscarpio) and Indian major carp breeding with a combination of buserelin and domperidone.

Gen Hua Yue is a Director (of Strategic Research Programs) and Senior Principal Investigator at the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore.He is an adjunct professor at several universities in China and Singapore. He got his PhD at the University Hohenheim, Germany in 1999. The research focus of his group is to use genomic approaches to improve the productivity and sustainability of economically important fish (e.g. Asian seabass and tilapia). He has published over 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has been on the editorial boards of several international journals (e.g. BMC Genomics, Aquaculture, Genes, Frontiers in Livestock Genomics, Plos One) and has evaluated over 200 scientific papers for 58 international journals. He has reviewed research proposals from the USA, China, Kuwait, New Zealand and Singapore since 2007.

Gen Hua Yue research interests are Conventional and molecular breeding of economically important fish and Molecular mechanisms underlying economically important complex-traits.

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